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NOTICE.

Sealed Proposals will be received, by the under
signed, until the 10th OF January, 1888. for fur
nishine 200 cords Of body Beach aud Maple wood,
both ends, and TO be delivered tn winter, at the
several school hui dings IN the city OF Alpona, AS
ordered by the Board Of Education
VIM. A. MCDONALD,
Secretary School Board
Alpena Dec. Is. 1887. sb4.
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SpRrNeFIELp. Mass, April IS.

81 have been sick with pleurisy and
pneumonia. 1t left me with very hard,
hacking cough. All the physicians and
medicines did me no good. A friend ad-
vised me to try Adamson's Congh Balsam
one bottle OF which did me more good
than all the doctors and medicines have
tried, and l shall recommend it far and
near Mary A. Brockwell.
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English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard. Soft, or Calloused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood SPAWN,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Stiles, sore or
swollen throat. coughs, etc. Save $50 by
use Of one bottle. Sold by II Beebe,
druggist, Alpena, Mich. 645m6
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witch names. residence. date of license.
Weather.

The lowest temperature at various
sections of the country was as follows
during the week ending Dec. 25th,
lSS7-Saturday excepted-the six
observations being taken at ten
o'clock =. NJ, by the u. S. weather
observers
10 O'CLOCK p. NJ. OBSERVATION.
Day observation was taken, 10 20 ~ 20 IS rs
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Toledo, D. Jany. 25th. 1885.
have used Surprise Liniment for rheu-
matism and have never found it's equal for
rheumatism. sprains or buses. j. A.
Keefer. S14y1
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have not used all of one bottle yet
suffered from catarrh for twelve years.
experiencing the nauseating dropping in
the throat peculiar to that disease, and
nose bled almost daily. | tried various
remedies without benefit until last April.
when | saw Ely's Cream Balm advertised
in the Boston Budget. | procured hot.
tie, and since the first days use have had
no more bleeding-the soreness Is entirely
gone ID. G. Davidson, with the Boston
Budget, formerly with Boston Journal.
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ence

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as that made by Mr.. Alfred Speer, of Pa
saac. N j. 1t is pure article and peo-
pie have confidence in it. Ask any noted
physician For sale by druggists.
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Itch, Mango. and scratches of every
kind on human or animals cured I'm 30
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This never fails. Sold by II. Beebe. drug
gist, Alpena, Mich. S45m6
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From the Comptroller recommending


Albert Frost, $3.50.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
report be accepted and warrants ordered
drawn for the payment of the several bills
as recommended except the Board of Health
which be referred to the Committee on
WAYS and Means to report on at next meet
ing. Carried by vote as follows: Ayes
Masters, Desjardins Campbell and McPhee.
Nays-None.
From the Chief Engineer recommending
the payment of the following bills:
nose TO- NO 80 w
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
report be accepted and warrants ordered
drawn for the payment Of the bills as rec
commended Carried by vote as follows:
Ayes-Masters, Desiardins, Campbell and
MePhee, Nays-None.
Alderman McCandlish appeared and took
his seat.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
From the chairman of special committee
appointed to examine Washington avenue
and Fletcher street, verbal report stating
that they had examined said streets and
prepared specifications for same.
Moved by Alderman Masters, supported
by Alderman Desjardins, that the Comp
troller be instructed to advertise for bids to
pave Washington avenue and Fletcher
street, in accordance with plans and specif-
cations on file at the Recorders office, and
the city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. Carried by unanimous vote.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From F. w. Gilchrist and wife, deciding
to the city the right of way for street to
be called Fremont avenue, 2 rods wide off
the of the e / of section Ia. Also
strip rods wide on the line between the
W of the c and the W Of the
of section ii, in township 81 n, of e.
Moved by Alderman Cam pbell that the
deed be accepted and placed on record
Carried by unanimous vote.
From Levi Prince presenting bill Of
$57. 33 for extra work done on engine house
No. 2.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
bill be laid over until next meeting and
that the Architect be instructed to be at the
Council Room with plans and profles Of
said engine house No. 2. Carried by unan-
imous vote.
Moved by Alderman McPhee that the
City Surveyor be instructed to establish
dock line at once, commencing at the mouth
of the river and extending up to II. r.
Morse's mill, said line not to interfere with
docks already built. Carried by vote as
follows: Ayes-Masters, McCandlish, Des-
jardins and McPhee. Nays-Campbell.
Moved by Alderman Desjardins that the
Street Commissioner be discharged. Car
ried by vote as follows: Ayes-Masters,
Desardins, Campbell and McPhec. Nays
McCandlish.
Moved by Alderman McCandlish that
Fred Russo be appointed Street Commission
err at $3.50 per day. Carried by unanimous
vote.
From the chairman Of the special COM
mittee appointed to confer with II. r.
Morse relative to the right of way for
bridge across Thunder Bay river at or near
9th street, asked for an extension of time
to report on same. Granted by unanimous
vote.
Moved by Alderman Campbell that the
bridge tender be discharged Thursday even
n.y. December 22d, 1887. Carried unani-
mously.
On motion of Alderman McPhee, the
Council adjourned.
ARTHUR PACK,
Mayor
WIZ. A. McDoNALD,
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Marriage Licenses

The marriage licenses issued by the
county clerk during the past week,
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Taxes--AIpena Township.

1 will DO at my residence in Alpena township
every Friday during the month of December for
the purpose of receiving taxes property in sa,d
township.
FRANK LACoMB.
mr.
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Bills Paid by the County.

At the last session of the Board of
Supervisors, the bills as follows were
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"NEARLY CRAZED

with pain" is the sad cry of many victim
OF rheumptism or neuralgia, and frequently
other diseases, such as kidney and liver
complaints, are directly traceable 10 rheu-
matism or neuralgia, These diseases, for
some unexplanable reason, are rapidly in
creasing, and in many instances are the
direct cause Of much sickness which so
hides its real origin as to be mistaken for
other diseases. In curing rheumatism, neu-
ralCia, sick headache, and in many cases Of
kidney and liver troubles Athlophoros has
wrought wonders. Those who have used
it are best qualified to speak of its merit.
II, l.. Anderson, S32 West Lake St., Chi
cago, H., says: 81 have had rheumatism of
and ON for many years, but never so bad as
the last attack, being at that time confined
to my bed, and unable To move without the
greatest pain. My wife applied hot appli-
cations, so hot that it would nearly blister
me. This was only temporary relief, for as
soon as the application was cold the pain
came right back. saw among the names
of parties advertised as having used Athlo-
phoros some | knew, so concluded to give
it trial. After using it Il few days | was
well and have not been troubled since. One
bottle was all used
Last February, j. :, Recder Theatrical
Wig Maker, No. Isl West Madison, Office
5, Chicago Ill.,, wasyery badly crippled with
inllammatory rheumatism in one of his
lower limbs. Mr.. Rccdcrs says: "ltiirst com
menced 10y footswcl,ing. | thought il WAS
dropSy, but the pain was too great for that,
then it began to spread up my leg, nearly to
my knee oh thpuain was ryCruciatinr |
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from wound resulting from his own I'm
prudence The frat day OF the Investment,
while his regiment was drawn up In line
three or four miles from tho enemy's
works, there being some delay In the nd
vance, the young man got some loose pow
der, ran it along in little trail, covered
this with dust and tried TO fire it. As it did
not Ignite he was STOPPING over with his
face close to the ground when tho charge
took fire. His face was badly burned, and
later was attacked with erysipclas, from
which death resulted. This seemed an in
glorious way Of ylclding up one's life when
the opportunities for dying for ones coun'
try were 50 plentiful.
As soon ~ communication by tho Yayoo
was opened up with the North, supplies
in great abundance came In for the sick.
In the way of eatables were de!icacios OF
various kinds, fruits, mild, home made
wines, etc. Clothing for the sick and
wounded was furnished in fun quantities.
This, for the most part consisted OF cotton
garments for underwear shirts, night
shirts, drawers, gowns, etc Most all OF
bleached muslin.
Cotton goods were at the time expensive
In the market, from the fact that the sup
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TIRE NIGKSBuRG MONUMENT -,ilarpcr 81.
dead. The time allowed was too short for
regular mtcrmcnt hence dirt was thrown
over the dead bodies whore they lay, and in
cases where they could be recognized Il
piece OF board put at the head upon which
IN rude letters were tho name and com
mand of the fallen one.
Whenever an elevation interviewed be-
tween the Federal r,iie-plts and Coufcdcr-
ate works the tracks Of bullets through the
grass and weeds were very thick and
passed IN every direction. AT one point it
seemed as though every inch Of space had
been penetrated 10y IA bullet. This was near
the dirt road, where the COntcdcratcs had
an entilladng fire, and they used II with
most deadly effect on the 10Th and 22i Of
May.
Immediately after the fail OF Vicksburg
an expedition against Johnston was organ
iyod under Sherman. The troops marched
to Jackson, Miss, under Il boiling sun
over dusty roads, and besiegcd that place
for the second time, and after two or three
days conflict Johnston once more evacu-
atcd it.
Meantime the writer, with the regimen
tai surgeon, was put ON duty at the corps
hospital.
lulS was III tne vicinity OF farm mousse,
but the sick and wounded were in tents,
and every thing for comfort and conven-
fence was found: to be on more commo-
dlous scale than had been the case at the
Division hospital.
One pcCu iarlty was noticed here; in
stead OF each medical man prescribing and
combining remedies TO suit himself, mum
Der Of prescriptions or formula were pro
pared III large quantities, and each one num-
berei, so that IN prescribing for patient
the surgeon had only to look over the list
and see which number came nearest full
filling the Indications. This done, the
number was written on a prescription
blank, and shortly afterward the medl.
cine called for, being already on hand In
quantity, was dispensed and ready for the
patient.
The writer during this period occasional.
ly visited Vlcksburg, which was now
gradually settling down TO the new order
OF things. General Logan was a, first
- . s~ret
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GRANT AND PENBERToS At NGCKsnURG Re
duction from Sketch in lllrpcrs,
said by way Of explanation that he would
in few days be gong homo over in
Louisiana on his parole and wanted tho
"grccubaCkn money to show ms folks.
This was most probably not true, Con.ci'
crate money was wholly yaluc,rSS IN the
Union lines and the United States cur
rcnCy was doubtless wanted for immediate
use.
The various places Of interest about the
city were visited. The several roads pass
ing from the city, upon reaching the hIuN
had road ways cut through this, In many
places these cuts were twenty and thirty
feet deep, and TIE walls Of red clay per-
pnniiculdr or nearly 50. But the clay
composing these walls was of such tcuari.
~ that washngs never occurred, and the
sid Of the cuts remained as durable as If
built Of stone.
From the sides ~ these walls OF Cla',
caves were cut IN which some Of the ciJl-
Zcus passed for security much Of their
time The writer vlsltci several of these
caves and found two or three OF them car
pctcI ami neatly furnished. Many places
were seen where the immense shells from
the mortar fleet struck the earth. When
these failed o. explode "a great round hole
was made IN the ground, ami IN case of cX-
plusIun after striking the ground, cXcava-
tlun was the result.
The great guns along the river front
the COlumblads of ., II and l3-lnCh calIber
were VISITED. II was these that block
AIDED the river and made tho passing OF
even hcdvily-armored vessels hazardous.
Some Of the Confederate soldiers belong
ing to the infantry were about one Of these
huge guns, and one of them SAID within
ear-shOt of the writer: "Tll bet this ere
old lannon's kilc many b'e-beEy"
Passing out toward thc outworks a Con-
fcdcratc regiment, containing not many
more men than u full company, was seen
drawn up in line for inspection and roll
call, preparatory TO completion Of parole
papers
In conversation with the Confcdcrates
some SAID they had had enough of the war
and hoped the South would make an end
Of IT; others avOwcd their faith in ultimate
success, the great majority however were
non-committal regarding their notions OF
final success or failure.
The rltic-pits and works OF the Con-
feierates that crossed the railway and
dirt road nearly, were visited. The neigh
borhood of the dirt road seemed especially
TO have been the scene of most obstinate
conflict; IT ran along on ridge and the APP
proach was particularly well guarded. The
space outside the Confederate works, be-
tween these and the Federal riiln-pits was
dotted all over with Union graves, If some
dirt thrown over soldier when he fell
could be called IA grave.
A day or two after the assault the Union
dead were buried under flag of truce.
The weather being very warm, before this
was attended t., decomposition had already
begun and the consequent stencil would
soon grow intolcrablc. Under these cir
cumstanccs both armies readily agreed to
a short armIstCc tor disposition OF the
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seemed to Justify tho surgeons in putting
him off for IA time.
II ; wound did not do well, ami later no
was sent to u general hospital in Momp is,
when gangrcnc attacked the foot aud death
was the result.
All the afternoon and till late at night
On May % did the surgeons work with the
wounded; amputatng limbs, removing
balls, cleaning and washing wounds, rid
ding them Of broken pieces of bone, band.
aging thoIa up and putting in the best
shape, possible. A few were bruised from
s,rYke Of spent balls or piece Of shell and
~cpvered in few days Long lines of
wounded now occupied the shaded places
~ iue yard, and to attend to the wants OF
chose kept all busy. CarbOic acid and 9TH
rr tisinicctants were at that time not IN
US and all wounds We're at first treated
with simple water dressings. Old muslin
flol or lint was saturated with cold water
and applied TO all fresh wounds AS soon
a. these began TO matter, simple CCratc, u
hl'd soothing ointment consisting Of two
parts OF fresh lard and one of white wax,
was applied. In most bullet wounds, tho
ball IN entering the body carried before it
httle pieces Of the clothing, leather of the
belt or cartridge box, tin OF the Cantecns
or any such substance first struck by tho
missile. In nearly all in tances these for.
egn substances were discharged in the
form OF little dark coiored bits of debris.
Every day the wounds were washed and
freshly dressed. But as the weather was
warm many wounds became infested with
naggots. This looked horrible but WAS
not specially detr mental.
Two or three days extra work was made
By the large number of wounded resulting
from the assault Of May y.
Aften this then was constant accession
Of wounded men at the hospital, but only
few at a time
One man received q wound from some
sort OF large missile that made an oxtcn-
mye opening at the place Of entrance, tho
feshy part OF the thigh, in which it buried
itself deeply and could not be reached. In
q day or two the limb all about the wound
began TO assume agrcenish- yellow hue and
later the man died
Cutting into the wound after death, re-
vealed the presence Of coppcrtap more
Than an inch across, from shell.
About week after the sci began a
young man from an Ohio regiment died
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A Medical Mans Memory OF
Wartime
BY O. b JOHNSON.
Oepyriqhted, 1887, By TIE i n, Hd'og3
Nerspap'r COmp'"g
SECTION XL-AssAULT AND SIEGE OF
THE CONFEDERATE STRONGHOLD.

THE CONFEDERATE STRONGHOLD.
Attwop. m, May 10, an assault was made
on the Confederate works ut Vlcksburg.
This assault was unsuccessful so far as
capturing the stronghold was concerned,
but resulted IN Csving the Feicrals an ad-
yancca position. which position was made
secure by the use of the spade the sue
cecJ,ng night.
Believing that the Confcdcratcs would
not hold out against another dctc mined
assault, a second one was ordered at ten a.
m, May2
THIS was opened by terrific cannonado
from all the Federal batteries; following
this was an incessant rattle Of musketrF.
II was known at the hospital this charge
was 20 DO made, and the constant boom
OF cannon and continual roll OF musketry
firing after ten in the forenoon, all knew
would soon bring in a frightlul harvest Of
maug.cd and wounded
The slain would OF course, for the time
OF least bc left on the iini
About two p, m, through tho trees was
seen long train of ambulanccs approach.
mg, all heavily loaded with manglcd
humanity. Upon reaching the hospital
grounds two ~ three ambulanccs Wcro
backed up at once, and the wounded lifted
or sisted out
ono Of the first that the writer assisted
in t,..Dg from the ambulance was tall,
slender man, who had received terrible
wound in the top Of his head, minnie
ball had, so 10 speak, ploWed IT'S way
thro1 II the skull, making ragged, gap.
ing wound, exposing the brain for three or
four inches.
He lived but "A moment after rCmOVa.
from tAc ain bulancc.
NJ, C,,,,,i, ~ tho co,r,o,,, r., ,,bi,I, Tho
,xritor enlisted was in unothcr ambulance.
,,or,.ll,, ,y.,,rdod Win , buIIct in Ina
hroir Uo lived day ar tvyolp an uncon.
sci,.,g s,unor , ca,,,,t,.e st,tr M tho doc-
TORS saw. But the majority of the wounded
were bows. Young. brave. daring fellows.
100 Of IN rash, and meeting death. or next
10 il. ortentimes from needless exposure.
Ono nice Young fellow of eighteen the
writer can never forget. He had been
wounded in tho bowels, and was sitting at
the root of "A large tree. resting his head
against its trunk, HIS nE~1o was Banks.
and knowing the writer well. ne rccog-
u.led him. and calling him Lv name. said.
"Ah. Pm badly woundetn
Al,o,dv his Inns ,,oro ,sbv milo q cI,,r-
nv sweat was nnon his rncc and from the
,.',,,,d IN bis ohtomon q long l,,,c,,lo -,
,ntns,iro y,s nro,rnIin, A r,,v horrs
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success Of tho war. Tho number Of men
c..s,..a nxcae,lad mn tyt,h vast

success Of the war. Tho number Of men
captured exceeded $4,000 with vast
quantity OF small arms, cannon, heavy
ordnance and munitions OF all kinds.
Indeed, more men capltuiated at Weeks
burg than were taken IN ono body at any
time during tho war,
A day or two after, the writer procured
pass and visited the city, IL was alive
win soldiers OF both armies Al upon
friendly relations, swapping yarns, telling
experiences, trading curositlcs, as II hos
tile words, much less shot and shell, had
mover passed between them,
One tall young onfcderato approached
the writer aud wanted 10 exchange a two
dollar Confederate note for the same
amount IN United States currency; he
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neaaquarters were established at the

Headquarters were established at the
court house. This was on hill and one OF
the prominent objects Of the city, and from
its roof foated tho stars and stripes.
Very soon after the occupation OF the
city by the Fodorals tho wharf In its front
assumed busy aspect Steamboats, from
the North came down the river with album.
dant supplies OF all kinds for the army.
Many Northern visitors also came, some
10 sea friends in the army, some to see the
newly acquired stronghold, and some came
To look up new field for trade and spccu.
IulInn